Spotlight On: Olga Stepanek

Date: Jul 31 through Nov 4

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Spotlight On: Olga Stepanek
July 31 – November 4, 2018
Olga Stepanek, a late-in-life artist with no formal artistic education, found inspiration in places she visited and the books she read. An experimental artist, she utilized objects deemed worthless and without any further use. In her life time, Stepanek created over 1,500 metal collages, and several fabric pieces, and 275 metal cubes. Because she wanted art to be affordable for everyone, she priced her works inexpensively, which was possible in her case since she paid nearly nothing for...

Optical Chronicle III

Date: Aug 14 through Apr 21

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Optical Chronicle III
August 14, 2018 – April 21, 2019
Author Henry M. Sayre in his book A World of Art discusses the various roles of the artist in society. He identifies four roles; the third is how artists make a visual record of the people, places, and events of their time and place. These identified roles provide the viewer with a touchstone through which they can then begin to interpret the work. This exhibition is the third in a series of four exhibitions, each dedicated to one of Sayre’s four guiding principles.

Kent Bellows and His Collectors

Date: Aug 25 through Jan 6

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Kent Bellows and His Collectors
August 25, 2018 – January 6, 2019
The artworks of Kent Bellows are often explorations into the human nature of those around him and of himself, thereby giving an intimate glimpse into his subject’s lives. His obsessive attention to detail and hyper realism style effortlessly invite viewers into his artistic world. Loaned form Bellows’ collectors, the works are from people he knew – and who knew him well.

Cinemateca 2018

Date: Aug 28 through Oct 4

Cinemateca is a film series presented by Film Streams and the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The celebration consists in showing Latino, Latin American, and Spanish cinema to the public. This year we will be presenting the sixth biennial Cinemateca 2018, featuring seven movies, from seven different countries. This year's Cinemateca is doing a praise to women, as all seven films are directed by women.
The show will be presented every Tuesday, during seven weeks. Film Streams and OLLAS...

For Freedoms: In the future days . . .

Date: Aug 10 through Dec 31

The enduring relevance of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1941 “Four Freedoms” address— invoking freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—is explored in an exhibition of artworks drawn from Sheldon Museum of Art’s permanent holdings and those of private collections.
This exhibition is part of the 50 State Initiative, a nonpartisan project organized by the artist-run For Freedoms Federation to advance art as a means of inspiring civic participation throughout the US.
Admission is free.

Juicy, Joyous, and Jarring Juxtapositions

Date: Sep 6 through Oct 27

Location: Blue Cat Gallery & Studio
114 W. 3rd Street , Wayne,
NE

Juicy, Joyous and Jarring Juxtapositions features artwork by six regional artists. The exhibit showcases ceramic sculpture by Sam Senff of Kearney, NE; mixed media paintings by Carl Dumicich of Omaha, NE; drawings, paintings and sculpture by Sharon Cole of Wayne, NE; sculpture by Robert Bombeck of Kearney, NE; printmaking and watercolor paintings by Carol DeVall of Lincoln, NE; and intaglio prints by Richard Black of Farnhamville, IA. An opening reception for the artists is planned for Friday Sept. 7, from 5-7pm. The public is invited to this...

Adornment

Date: Sep 29 through Feb 3

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Adornment
September 29, 2018 – February 3, 2019
Adornment looks at how individuals and communities clothe, embellish, or alter their appearances through creative thought and artistic practices. The exhibition explores the ongoing need to create works as varied as filigreed jewelry, beaded traditional or contemporary Native American clothing, African American headdresses, tattoos, nail art, distinctive felt hats, fashion designs, and inspired opera and ballet costumes, among others. The work of over 35 individuals is presented including Cey...

SLICE // Erin Foley + Michael Willett

Date: Sep 14 through Nov 4

Location: Darger HQ
1804 Vinton Street , Omaha,
NE

SLICE, opening Friday, September 14th 6-9pm, features the work of Erin Foley (Omaha, NE) and Michael Willett (Birmingham, AL) for a dual exhibition that runs through November 4th. Foley builds surfaces where abstraction and representation meet in works inspired from the experience and pleasure of tennis. Calculation and play reduce to a frame or object where control is suggested, but never certain. Willett’s work uses collage to manipulate ArtForum exhibition advertisements into abstract compositions. Through deconstruction and clever...

Keeping Time: An Exhibit of Keyboard Instruments

Date: Sep 7 through Oct 14

Location: St. Benedict Center
1126 Road I , Schuyler,
NE

Piano technician and collector Steve Misener from Stockholm, SD will be sharing a portion of his unique personal collection of musical instruments. This exhibition will focus on keyboard instruments, which either have a connection to a Classical or Romantic Era composer or are from those musical time periods. Visit www.SteveMisenerPiano.com Free.
Schedule:
Sept. 7: Exhibit opens. 9:00-10:15am: Steve will be on NET Radio Live at the Mill in Lincoln's Haymarket District to talk about the piano and organ exhibit.
Sept. 8 - 16:...

Start Your Engines Exhibit

Date: Aug 25 through Aug 31

Plainview photographer and race car driver Harold Mauck lived life in the fast lane. His amazing collection of photos documenting northeastern Nebraska's post-World war II culture of stock car racing is featured in our new exhibit on the first floor of the Nebraska History Museum. The exhibit features a selection of Mauck's best photographs showing all aspects of Nebraska stock car racing history.
In addition to the photographs, the exhibit features cars and objects on loan from the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed, as well as items...

At a Crossroads: The Political Future of Chuck Hagel

Date: Sep 10 through Dec 21

A new exhibit, At a Crossroads: The Political Future of Chuck Hagel, opens September 10, 2018 and runs through December 21, 2018, on the lower level of UNO's Criss Library.
Learn about the political future that was facing Chuck Hagel in 2007 in a new exhibit from Archives & Special Collections’ U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives. Letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia trace Senator Hagel’s path from early in his first term and involvement in the 2000 presidential election, through the years of speculation about his...

Our Strength Is Our Diversity: The 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation

Date: Oct 1 through Oct 31

A new exhibit about the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights is on display Monday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 31 during LGBTQ+ History Month. Our Strength Is Our Diversity: The 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation features material from UNO Libraries' Queer Omaha Archives. Among the approximately one million attendees at the Third National March on Washington for LGBT rights were a number of proud Nebraskans.
Banners carried at the rally in Washington, D.C. along...

Chadron State Hosts “Landscape, Place, and Identity: Two Visual Artists Respond to the Plains” Art Show

Date: Oct 1 through Nov 9

“Landscape, Place, and Identity: Two Visual Artists Respond to the Plains” is located in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center. It is an exhibit in conjunction with the 2018 Mari Sandoz Symposium. CSC Visual Art Professors Laura Bentz and Mary Donahue share, through their art, how they respond to the landscape they call home. The art exhibit runs until Friday, Nov. 9.
The new hours of the Sandoz Center are Mon.-Thurs., 10 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm, Friday 10 am to 12 pm.

Chadron State Hosts “Artist Point” Art Show

Date: Oct 1 through Oct 5

“Artist Point” is work inspired by the May 2018 CSC Art Guild trip touring museums and galleries of important western art and experiencing western landscape. The students also toured the studio of prominent western artist and CSC alumnus, Scott L. Christensen, www.christensenstudio.com. There is also an engaging video of the trip on view made by CSC student, Kayla Reinke.
This show is in Gallery 239 on the 2nd floor of Memorial Hall and is available to view until Friday, Oct. 5. The gallery hours are M-F, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.